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Champaka Ramanayake
Champaka Priyadarshana Hewage Ramanayake
Born: 8 January 1965, Colombo
Major Teams: Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Galle Cricket Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Champaka Ramanayake
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v Australia at Perth, Only Test, 1987/88
Latest Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, 1993/94
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Moratuwa, 2nd ODI, 1985/86
Latest ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Sharjah, Asia Cup, 1994/95
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 14/09/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 18 24 9 143 34* 9.53 26.00 0 0 6 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 609 109 1880 44 42.72 5-82 1 0 83.0 3.08
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 14/04/1995)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 62 35 14 210 26 10.00 56.14 0 0 11 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 477.2 43 2049 68 30.13 4-17 1 0 42.1 4.29
FIRST-CLASS
(1985/86 - 2001/02)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 160 197 31 3133 100 18.87 1 13 72 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3848.2 11373 480 23.69 7-21 20 2 48.1 2.95
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1985/86 - 2001/02)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 100 64 19 487 51 10.82 0 1 17 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 740.3+ 3030 117 25.89 4-17 2 0 40.3 4.00
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Ramanayake was a wholehearted performer, a willing worker with a
steely determination - he never shirked the issue. During a
period when Sri Lanka lacked a true pace bowling threat
Ramanayake, a genuine medium pacer, bore the brunt of the
work-load. Ramanayake lacked the raw pace to be a genuine
wicket-taking threat at Test level. An honest toiler he usually
managed to check the batsman without dismissing them.
On his Test debut against Australia in Perth he went wicket-less.
His first wicket came in his second test against England when he
dismissed Phil Newport. On the 1989/91 tour of Australia he was
forced to work hard for his four wickets, though better times
came on the tour of New Zealand when he provided solid support
for Labrooy and Ratnayake taking 11 wickets in the three Test
series. The role of support bowler suited Ramanayake to a tee as
he was capable of extended spells of accurate bowling.
Ramanayake's moment of glory came in the subsequent home series
against Australia when he spearheaded the attack taking 17
wickets in 3 Tests, including a career best 5/82 at Moratuwa. He
formed a successful new ball partnership in this series with new
boy Duleep Liyanage causing the Australian top order difficulties
with movement and swing. It was a just reward for the
perseverance and willingness to work under arduous conditions. It
proved to be a brief glimpse of the heady heights of stardom as
Ramanayake returned to grafting out Test batsman for the
remainder of his international career.
At one day level Ramanayake's style was an effective weapon and
he was an excellent performer with his steady line and length.
His ability to control the run rate made him a permanent fixture
in this form of the game.
After playing his final Test in 1993 he maintained a position in
the one day outfit before drifting from the international scene.
A fine domestic season prior to the tour of Australia in 1995/96
saw him thrust his name in front of selectors. They could have
done worse than selecting Ramanayake, and they did deciding to go
with a younger generation, none of which performed with any note.
His 5 wicket haul at Moratuwa amazingly still remains as the last
5 wicket haul by a Sri Lankan pace bowler on home soil.
(Johann P Jayasekera , Sep 1999)
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